Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palau
Palau: Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities was 100.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 106 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2021
All-time low
84.2%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palau, 2020–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palau is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 18.8% over five years.
Palau ranks 1st of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 84.2% | — |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Palau's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
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More education data for Palau
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 772 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0819 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 677 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0383 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,389 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 205 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6438 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.43 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palau?
- Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities in Palau was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.2% in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities?
- Palau ranks 1st out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Palau data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to basic handwashing facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education level (%).